On the 24th, interviews with related parties revealed that multiple Rakuten players are complaining to the team about harassment by pitcher Tomohiro Anraku (27). Team president Masayuki Morii said, ``This has come to my attention. We will thoroughly investigate the facts,'' and will interview Anraku himself and those around him, including the team's compliance officer.

According to testimonies from players, he removed the underwear of young players in the locker room to expose their lower bodies, and persistently called junior players late at night after refusing their invitations to eat. A former Rakuten player revealed that he suffered whiplash after being slapped on the head during spring training.

Anraku joined the team from Ehime Prefecture's Sami High School in 2015 with the first pick in the draft. This season, he appeared in 57 games as a reliever.